Why register with MediGuard?

We are a free monitoring service designed for patients like you who
want to be in the driver seat of your medical treatment. We have a
community of more than 2.6 million members and offer the services
below.

Medication Safety Check

MediGuard checks the safety of your medicines, looking out for
potential interactions between your medicines, conditions, and
other risk factors such as age and gender.

In addition, we also provide you with a drug safety rating for each
medicine you are taking which will help you better understand the
relative risk of your treatments. Drug safety ratings are created
based on the likelihood and severity of serious side effect.

The MediGuard Risk Ratings that communicate the risk of developing
serious side effects are listed below in order from lowest to
highest risk.

NOTE: These ratings communicate risk for developing serious side
effects. They DO NOT take into account potential benefits of
treatment or the risk of NOT being treated.

Low

Low Risk

Suitable for Widespread Use

These drugs have been widely used for a long period of time–which means
that their safety profile is well known–and they are associated
with a low risk of serious side effects.

General

General Risk

Use under Normal Care of a Doctor

These drugs have been widely used for a long period of time–which means
that their safety profile is well known–and they are associated
with a low risk of serious side effects when used according to
their directions under the ongoing supervision of a doctor.

Guarded

Guarded

Be on the Lookout for Safety Events

Most new drugs fall into this category. They have been shown to have a
low risk of serious side effects under tightly controlled
conditions of a clinical trial, but have not been used for
long enough or widely enough to really understand their risks.

Elevated

Elevated Risk

Create a personal risk reduction plan with your doctor.

These are drugs that require a special discussion between you and your
doctor about ways that together, you can minimize your drug
risk. Such a plan could simply involve education about signs
and symptoms to look out for, or could involve regular
check-ups and monitoring.

High

High Risk

Requires careful consideration of risk versus benefit.

These are drugs that are associated with a high risk with serious side
effects, and require a special discussion between you and your
doctor to discuss risk versus benefit.

On hold

On Hold–Risk Rating under review

DISCLAIMER: MediGuard is not intended to be a substitute for
professional medical advice. MediGuard cannot and does not take into
consideration every possible interaction or account for individual
responses to medicine.
Different individuals may respond to medication in different ways. The
absence of a warning for a given drug or drug combination in no way
should be construed to indicate that the drug or drug combination is
safe, effective, or appropriate for any given patient. Always seek the
advice of a qualified health provider with any questions you may have
before making any changes to your treatment. The use of the MediGuard
site and its content is at your own risk. The MediGuard site and the
information contained in it is intended for users in the United States and information in other countries may be different.